AVB Launches All-New AVB University
It’s back to school for BrandSource members, thanks to the return of an all-new and on-demand AVB University.
Read moreIt’s back to school for BrandSource members, thanks to the return of an all-new and on-demand AVB University.
Read moreIf you’re reading these words, then chances are you’ve made your way to YourSourceNews.com, the just-launched news and information website for BrandSource members and the industries they participate in.
Read moreAVB|BrandSource honored three member dealers at the 2019 Convention & Expo for their lifetime of achievement within the group and
Read moreAVB CEO Jim Ristow kicked off Sunday’s General Session at the 2019 BrandSource Convention with an impassioned plea to members to keep their online merchandising as up to date as their showrooms’ – and introduced a new tool, LINQ4U, to help them do so.
Read moreThe TV category has taken its lumps in recent years, but the advent of ultra-large screens, advanced display technologies, and a new turnkey program for BrandSource members means the time is ripe to jump in.
Read moreThe select staffers, dubbed Heavy Hitters, were chosen by their respective businesses to attend the Convention courtesy of vendor sponsors, where they received special sales and product training and certificates to applaud their sales acumen.
Read moreThe accent was on learning at BrandSource’s 2019 Convention & Expo, where members boned up on everything from sales training and leather repair to the impact of 5G and pin-posting on Pinterest.
Read moreOne of the highlights of BrandSource’s annual Convention is its Dealer of the Year Awards, when members from every region in the country are honored for their commitment to excellence in the retail industry and to their fellow BrandSource members.
Read moreIn its short five years, BrandSource’s Women In Business (WIB) gathering has become a fixture of the group’s bi-annual Convention and Summit agendas.
Read moreAt the 2019 Convention & Expo, BrandSource’s five-year-old Women In Business (WIB) group for female professionals in the appliance, furniture, mattress and consumer tech sectors bestowed its Cornerstone Award to Janys Hutchings, co-owner of Hutch’s Home Furnishings in Lehi, Utah.
Read moreA fiftieth anniversary is always a major milestone, but for an independent dealer group, reaching the half-century mark assumes even greater significance in today’s rapidly changing marketplace.
Read moreIf, as the late Whitney Houston sang in “Greatest Love of All,” we believe the children are our future, then BrandSource is in good hands, based on the group’s Young Professionals organization.
Read moreIf inventory is the lifeblood of independent dealers, then kicking the tires of new products on the Expo floor can be considered the main event at a BrandSource Convention.
Read moreOne of the most anticipated moments of any BrandSource Convention is the start of the Stampede, when limited-quantity, show-special deals are unveiled before the membership and snapped up on a first-come, first-served basis.
Read moreBrandSource Convention announcements ran the gamut from digital, product and educational initiatives to the more personal – recognizing members for their dedication to the group, their businesses and the industry.
Read moreAVB CMO John White briefing members on the coming 5G wave.
Read moreLynn and Teresa Parrish of Kitchen’s Inc. at the GE Appliance session.
Read moreFollowing up on CEO Jim Ristow’s plea to members to merchandise their websites with the same urgency as their physical showrooms, Chief Merchandising Officer John White offered up three key tenets to follow online.
Read moreBrandSource set out to make the 50th Anniversary Convention & Expo an event that won’t soon be forgotten, and thanks to the generous support of our vendor partners, that goal was achieved in spades.
Read moreEverything’s bigger in Texas, and the Expo component of BrandSource’s 2019 Convention in Dallas was no exception.
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